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As Providence Mutual Exits Auto Insurance Business, Plymouth Rock to Get Renewals

Providence Mutual recently notified state regulators that it is exiting the auto insurance business for both commercial and personal lines in the four states where it currently offers the coverages – Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. The company …

Rhode Island’s Providence Mutual Appoints Streton as President, CEO-Elect

Providence Mutual, a Warwick, R.I.-based mutual property/casualty insurance company, has appointed Michele Streton, former vice president and chief operating officer for Personal Lines at Hanover Group, as the company’s new president and CEO-elect. Streton will join Providence Mutual on January …

A.M. Best Downgrades Rhode Island’s Providence Mutual

The Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Co. has been dealt a financial strength rating downgrade from A.M. Best. A.M. Best said its decision to downgrade the insurer’s financial strength rating to “B++” (Good) from “A-” (Excellent) comes even as the insurer …

Insurance Leaders Urged to Engage the Smarter People in the Room

As insurance executives fret about helping their companies embrace new technology and change, one CEO offers this idea: Embrace that there are smarter people in the room. “Everybody in my organization is a whole lot smarter than I am,” said …